I made French Bread Pizza from Cook’s Country the other day. I was wondering why anyone would need a recipe for French Bread Pizza, but I tried anyway, and I learned a bunch of things that might help you if you want to make it without a recipe.
- Use supermarket French bread, not artisan-style. The supermarket bread provides just the right amount of crispness and chew.
- Make an infused oil by heating some extra virgin olive oil with pressed garlic and chopped fresh basil for about 30 seconds, or until it smells good. You can use the oil on the bread and in the sauce.
- Prebake the sections of bread for five minutes so it can crisp up a bit. Before baking, brush with a bit of the flavored olive oil and some grated parmesan cheese.
- Doctor up canned pizza sauce with some of that infused oil. Cook’s Country recommends Contadina, which seems fine. I’ve always liked Pizza Quick sauce.
- Line the baking sheet with foil — makes your cleanup much easier.
- Four cloves of garlic pressed is far too much. Fortunately I’m a web worker so none of my associates had to suffer.
Overally, it was yummy, and a good family entree in that almost anyone will eat it.